Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna (March 2, 1915 – May 18, 1972) was a
left fielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938),
New York Giants (1941–1943) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1943). Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in
Clarksburg, West Virginia, and attended
West Virginia University
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, where he played football, basketball and
college baseball
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for the
Mountaineers
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from 1935–1937.
In a five-season career, Barna was a .232
hitter with 12
home run
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s and 96
RBI in 207
games played. His best season statistically was , when he posted 85
hits, seven
triples, six home runs, 39
runs, 58 RBI, 104 games – all career-highs.
He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Barna died in
Charleston, West Virginia, at the age of 57.
References
External links
The Baseball Page*
1915 births
1972 deaths
Albany Senators players
Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
Baseball players from West Virginia
Boston Red Sox players
Charleston Senators players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Major League Baseball left fielders
Nashville Vols players
New York Giants (NL) players
Memphis Chickasaws players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Philadelphia Athletics players
Sportspeople from Clarksburg, West Virginia
Toledo Mud Hens players
West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players
Williamsport Grays players
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